Book Launch – Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War
Please join author Effie Karageorgos in celebrating the publication of Quiet Protest (UNSW Press). The book will be launched by Director of the University of Newcastle's Centre for the Study of Violence, Nancy Cushing.
The Vietnam War sparked the largest public demonstrations Australia had ever seen. Hundreds of thousands of citizens actively opposed the war in the 1960s and 1970s. Quiet Protest uncovers a hidden side of this movement, telling the story of activism that was powered by letter-writing, legal aid, fundraising and everyday conversations. The public anti-Vietnam War protest movement was unprecedented, but so was the ‘quieter’ movement. By focusing on the anti-Vietnam War movement in NSW, this book offers a case study which re-imagines our understanding of protest. These quieter acts of dissent reshaped political engagement and laid the groundwork for future movements – from feminist organising to climate justice.
This launch is co-hosted by the University of Newcastle’s Centre for the Study of Violence.
For more information about Quiet Protest: https://unsw.press/books/quiet-protest/
Image: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy SEARCH Foundation, ON 161/Item 541
Event Information
- Date: Saturday 9 May 2026 from 5:00pm - 6:30pm
- Location: Watt Space Gallery
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.